Josh Koscheck Explains Why He Left AKA

Many were surprised when Josh Koscheck announced post UFC 143 that he was leaving AKA for his own gym in Fresno. AKA's "bros before hoes" fight policy has been well documented on this site, including his refusal to fight Jon Fitch, which people have said has been detreminental to their progress within the UFC. Well, in an exclusive interview with MMA Weekly, Josh gave a bit more explanation on why he left, and it has to do with Javier Mendez. According to Koscheck, Mendez seemed to throw his fighters under the bus whenever they lost a fight.

“I’ve lost a lot of respect for Javier Mendez as a coach, as a person, because if you go back and listen to the history of the interviews of him after AKA guys have lost, the interviews he does, go back and look at the Cain Velasquez (fight), go back and look at the Josh Koscheck (fight), the other guys on that team, and see if you can find interviews where he refers to ‘Oh I did my job’ to make himself look good and they didn’t do theirs. That’s not a coach.”

It will be interesting to see if some of Koscheck's friends decide to leave AKA in San Jose and strike out for Fresno. Koscheck without Fitch is like Peaches without Herb. Too sad to contemplate.

You can read the entire interview here.